Tag: gardening
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Appreciation
It’s World Earth Day today which makes me stop and appreciate the things even more than usual. Especially at this time of year when everything is coming to life I’m reminded of how beautiful this place really is. The greens are suddenly so vibrant and the cherry blossom just punches through it. The narcissi have…
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Busy Bee
Weekend Jobs Completed Tidied the shed. Burnt some of the excess wood. Made pea canes and edging from excess wood. Planted autumn fruiting raspberry canes (Joan J variety). Erected additional shelving inside the greenhouse. Broke up the ground around the many plum suckers for the rain to help loosen. Broke up the ground to extend the…
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New Season | Introduction
It’s been a freakishly mild, wet winter – in fact the warmest since records began in 1659! This explains the confused flowers and trees that don’t know if its winter or Spring. We’ve had daffodils flowering together with snowdrops and crocuses as early as February, and even the cherry blossom is in bloom despite the…
Homegrown Garden 